The New Performance Drug

The New Performance Drug
The discussion of marijuana in mainstream media has added new perspectives on how weed is incorporated in everyday life. A Guardian article entitled Runner’s High profiles an elite marathon runner that uses measured amounts of marijuana to enhance his performance during training. Seems researchers are curious to find the science behind some impressive, if anecdotal results: “Some researchers argue that long distance...

Office Productivity Gets a Boost

Office Productivity Gets a Boost
How times have changed. Would we have thought 10 years or (even 5 years) ago that the NY Times would run an article entitled, Letter of Recommendation: Magic-Flight Launch Box, which was essentially an unabashed review of a marijuana vaporizer in office culture? What makes the piece by Mattathias Schwartz unique is his matter-of-fact tone suggesting that this...